RNLI 200 Voices

83. Destination Whitby: Neil Williamson

Not all museums are musty and dusty. Since its renovation, Whitby Lifeboat Museum has been drawing a crowd. Its curator tells us why
In the first year after its renovation, Whitby Lifeboat Museum saw over 20,000 visitors. New audiences have been drawn by visual and interactive storytelling as well as painstakingly restored artefacts.
Museum Curator Neil Williamson reveals his three favourite exhibits, including a suitcase that belonged to Mary Roberts, a survivor of the Titanic. It wouldn’t be the only disaster that Mary and her suitcase would survive...
200 Voices is produced by <a href="https://www.adventurousaudio.co.uk/">Adventurous Audio</a> for the RNLI
Interview by Adventurous Audio
Soundtrack composed and performed by <a href="https://www.jonnicholls.com/">Jon Nicholls</a>
The RNLI is a charity celebrating 200 years of saving lives at sea - find out more at <a href="https://rnli.org/about-us/our-history/2024?utm_source=banner&amp;utm_medium=vanity&amp;utm_campaign=bicentenary_2022&amp;utm_content=200_rnlicollege_lsc_display_ctafindoutmore">RNLI.org/200</a>

Discover how the RNLI - the charity that saves lives at sea - has been saving and changing lives since 1824. You’ll hear the voices of brave lifesavers, grateful survivors, selfless volunteers, kind supporters, fascinating experts and more, all sharing their own special RNLI stories.